Topic started by Veera (@ 202.88.152.69) on Sat Jul 19 06:12:22 .
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Dear brothers and sisters,
I would like to download mp3 carnatic songs instrumental. please if you could know inform me some specific sites.
yours
veera

Responses:

• From: sensible-poor-chap (@ dclient217-162-115-14.hispeed.ch) on: Sat Jul 19 08:19:52 EDT 2003
  
  when you download the music to your cd and happiliy listen to them, who will be paying for the poor artiste who has played the instrument? Will you give your services for free again and again to the public? Think about your own job or profession. Will you tell your employer/boss "take work from me but you need not pay me for it"?
  
  
• From: Sumanth (@ dial81-135-90-164.in-addr.btopenworld.com) on: Sun Jul 20 05:01:36 EDT 2003
  
  On the same subject of downloading music , the record labels of the west are on the verge of launching a major(defensive ??) action against people who use P2P networks like Kazaa to download music(in short - pirates). Well a CD with 6-7 songs is charged at £15/- by these record labels and inspite of the huge margin of profit they enjoy they are least curteous and still greedy. They say that a major part of the £15/- goes towards promoting new artists but that's cobblers. On the other hand, the Indian CDs are 'cheap' to say the least. A classical CD costs somewhere between 100-400INR and if you discount the operational costs and artist's wages , the record companies make a 'nominal' profit. What I am trying to get at is - the Indian music industry is NOT as greedy as their western counterparts and we should try to buy CDs/tapes wherever possible. Also, the other motivation would be, every tape/cd you buy pays a portion of the profit directly to the artists as royalty.
  
  
• From: shut up (@ akiu0m7y45nc.bc.hsia.telus.net) on: Tue Jul 22 01:43:32 EDT 2003
  
  shez looking for carnatic mp3s not a lecture
  
  
• From: Nice Chap (@ dial81-131-184-213.in-addr.btopenworld.com) on: Sat Jul 26 13:06:11 EDT 2003
  
  Anybody with a sound mind will get the gist of the 'lecture' that downloading MP3s is not possible unless you decide to become a pirate.
  
  
• From: Nick (@ mridangam.demon.co.uk) on: Sat Jul 26 18:54:42 EDT 2003
  
  There is music available for free on the internet, and some it is legit.
  Western artists get royalty payments on CD sales, I suspect that most Indian artists only get a one-off payment. But at least if the CD sells they may be asked back to make another one.
  
  Those who can afford the CDs, please BUY the CDs.
  
  

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